====== Smartd_and_smartmontools_problem/issue ======

After apt-get dist-upgrade from Sarge to Debian Etch, the last task it was to do, was to upgrade and restart smartd. 
====== Error ======
The following error was obtained:
 Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/smartmontools ...
 Enabling S.M.A.R.T..../dev/sda...unable to fetch IEC (SMART) mode page [[unsupported|field in scsi command]]
 (failed).../dev/sdb...unable to fetch IEC (SMART) mode page [[unsupported|field in scsi command]]
 (failed)...done.
 Starting S.M.A.R.T. daemon: smartd.
 invoke-rc.d: initscript smartmontools, action "start" failed.
 dpkg: error processing smartmontools (--configure):
  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

====== Solution ======
After looking long and hard via google etc., I found this thread:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=365027;msg=70

 vi /etc/default/smartmontools
 <nowiki>//</nowiki>comment out:
 #enable_smart="/dev/hda /dev/hdb"
 #enable_smart="/dev/sda /dev/sdb"

Leave start_smartd=yes uncommented for it to start on boot.